Design and preliminary testing of a thermionic AMTEC cascade

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49897· OSTI ID:385494

Miskolczy, G ^[1]; Sievers, B; Svedberg, B ^[2]; Schuller, M ^[3]; VanHagen, T; Smith, J ^[4]; Reiners, E; LeMire, R ^[5]

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1. Thermo Trex Corp., 85 First Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254 (United States)
2. Advanced Modular Power Systems, Inc., 4667 Freedom Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 (United States)
3. Phillips Laboratory/VTPN, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 87117 (United States)
4. General Atomics, 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, California 92121-1194 (United States)
5. ORION International Technologies, Inc., 6501 Americas Parkway NE, Suite 200, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 (United States)

This paper describes the design of an experiment to demonstrate the feasibly of operating a cascade of a Thermionic Energy Converter (TEC) with an Alkali Metal Thermo Electric Converter (AMTEC). Both of these devices convert heat to electricity without moving mechanical parts and lend themselves to be incorporated into a cascade. Typically, the TEC operates from a hot temperature of 2000 K to 1700 K, rejecting heat at 1100 K to 700 K, while the AMTEC operates from a hot temperature of 1100 K to 900 K and a cold temperature of about 400 K. These temperature ranges form almost ideal cascade. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 385494
• Report Number(s): CONF-960109--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 361; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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